Global Business Process Owner - Request to Pay

Global Business Process Owner - Request to Pay

Job Reference JR0089265

Professional Areas Strategic Planning & Development

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

As LDC continues to grow, to standardize operating processes and to modernize its systems front to back-implementing a proprietary CTRM integrated with SAP S4 HANA as main back office system, we are looking for a Global business Process owner for End to End Request to Pay processes.

Starting from existing core model framework, the GPO R2P is responsible designing, implementing, owning and improving the end-to-end R2P process across functional areas, geographies and business boundaries, as part of the SBS organization.

The GPO will be partnering closely with key stakeholders across the supported corporate functions (Industry, Procurement and Finance) as well within the SBS organization (Master Data, continuous improvement, service operations across centers, etc…).

The aim of the role is to drive the design, implementation, integration and optimization across the end to end value chain (master data; purchase requisitions, purchase orders, good receipts, invoice capture, invoice processing, invoice settlement, resolution, of global R2P processes, etc), so as to provide services to circa 260 industrial plants across the world.

The GPO R2P ensures alignment with business goals, manages risks, and leads process transformation initiatives.

In this role you will be responsible for :

• Process design and implementation : Translates functions strategy and policies into global processes and lead the transformation.
• Performance management : Define performance KPIs and targets in collaboration with functions to measure process performance
• Governance : Govern the process E2E (As-Is, To-Be, and all variations), ensuring design decisions are aligned to the process objectives and functional strategy
• Leadership and directions : Lead a team of process owners responsible for the design, implementation and optimization of global R2P process. Influence the organization through mentoring and change management capabilities.
• Stakeholders' management : Drive stakeholder engagement and stakeholder satisfaction through identifying value add and continuous improvement opportunities aligned with stakeholders' challenges and priorities.
• Problem solving / Operational issues : Work closely with other functions (e.g. Accounting, Procurement, Finance, Platforms, etc.) to proactively manage and resolve business and operational issues in an innovative, efficient and effective manner
• Business Relationship Management and change management : Partner with the Head of Procurement, the Head of Accounting and the head of Industry to align on improvements to the Request to Pay service levels.
• Technology enablement : Act as forward thinkers, collaborate with the functions and DT&A (IT) to propose enabling solution and business cases for budget prioritization.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years' experience in Business R2P with at least 2 years of experience in project management in a global enterprise environment.

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Additional Information for the job

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

As LDC continues to grow, to standardize operating processes and to modernize its systems front to back-implementing a proprietary CTRM integrated with SAP S4 HANA as main back office system, we are looking for a Global business Process owner for End to End Request to Pay processes.

Starting from existing core model framework, the GPO R2P is responsible designing, implementing, owning and improving the end-to-end R2P process across functional areas, geographies and business boundaries, as part of the SBS organization.

The GPO will be partnering closely with key stakeholders across the supported corporate functions (Industry, Procurement and Finance) as well within the SBS organization (Master Data, continuous improvement, service operations across centers, etc…).

The aim of the role is to drive the design, implementation, integration and optimization across the end to end value chain (master data; purchase requisitions, purchase orders, good receipts, invoice capture, invoice processing, invoice settlement, resolution, of global R2P processes, etc), so as to provide services to circa 260 industrial plants across the world.

The GPO R2P ensures alignment with business goals, manages risks, and leads process transformation initiatives.

In this role you will be responsible for :

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years' experience in Business R2P with at least 2 years of experience in project management in a global enterprise environment.

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